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Chapter 24

20 questions

1. Free enterprise can result in which of the following outcomes?

2. The role of government in economic issues include all of the following examples except

3. The process by which individuals and groups try to influence or control the policies and actions of governments at local, state, national, and international levels is known as

4. There are three branches of government in the United States; these are

5. Which of the following principles is not a suggested guideline for making environmental policies?

6. Using public pressure, personal contacts, and political action to persuade legislators to vote or act in your favor is known as

7. Public lands in the United States ultimately belong to

8. The country that has set aside the most public lands for its citizens is

9. Laws developed and passed by legislative bodies such as federal and state governments are ________ laws.

10. Legal disputes between one party and another are typically settled with

11. Environmental lawsuits against polluters are typically decided in favor of the plaintiff.

12. Arbitrations can be characterized by all of the following points except they

13. Which of the following points does not apply to an environmental impact statement for a federal project?

14. In recent years, attempts to ________ environmental laws have been occurring.

15. Regulating pollution has become more difficult as environmental problems have become more

16. Many major green laws were enacted during the environmental decade of the

17. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Sierra Club, have all of the following characteristics except they

18. On many campuses across the country, environmental awareness and sustainability practices are often being initiated by the

19. Governments often overlook the importance of ________ security.

20. Which of the following tenets is not an example of green planning by governments?